Recession

Julia A. Seymour | August 22, 2019

The next recession could bring an economic “revolution,” according to left-wing New York Times tech columnist Farhad Manjoo. He argued that when it arrives it would be “time to go full Elizabeth Warren” because of…

Julia A. Seymour | August 20, 2019

In just three nights of coverage, ABC, CBS and NBC evening newscasts spent more than 11 minutes talking about the threat of recession and economic worries mostly tied to one economic signal.

The main reason for concern was that the…

Joseph Valle | August 12, 2019

Even though some high-profile experts claim the U.S. is not headed for a recession right now, the liberal news media continued to promote economic pessimism during the summer of 2019.

Despite 3.7 percent (near record-low) unemployment,…

Julia A. Seymour | July 30, 2019

Some media outlets pounced on economic growth in the second quarter because it was slower than the first quarter, but a MarketWatch columnist called it a “head fake” and not an indication of a “slump.”

Columnist…

Joseph Valle | July 23, 2019

Liberal presidential candidate Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) envisioned an economic crash just around the corner, and the far-left hosts of The Young Turks could not contain their excitement.

It seems Warren and The Young Turks share the…

Joseph Valle | July 22, 2019

Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) offered a “dark prediction” of economic crisis and the liberal media immediately helped her sell those fears.

Warren wrote of “The Coming Economic Crash and…

Joseph Valle | July 16, 2019

White House Director of the National Economic Council Larry Kudlow called himself a “happy camper” about the state of the U.S. economy and criticized those making it sound like the country is in recession. 

“I do…

Joseph Valle | June 13, 2019

The current economic expansion could “make history” if it lasts through July, but Bloomberg BusinessWeek pooh-poohed its 10th anniversary saying “no one’s partying” in the June 10 issue.

Economics editor…

Joseph Valle | June 12, 2019

In spite of the disappointing May jobs report showing only 75,000 new jobs, MarketWatch and CNBC reported signs of continued strength in the labor market that could help ease economic jitters.

MarketWatch reporter Jeffry Bartash asked,…

Julia A. Seymour | April 30, 2019

The U.S. economy grew so much more than expected in the first quarter that CNBC’s Rick Santelli called it a “whopper” and “really powerful” news on April 26. A day later, the news made the front page of The…

Julia A. Seymour | April 26, 2019

Economic growth bested expectations by nearly a percentage point in the first quarter, and “pushes back” against recent recession fears, according to CNBC.

“First look at first quarter GDP and it is a whopper! 3.2…

Julia A. Seymour | April 4, 2019

In spite of growing wages, extremely low unemployment and nearly 3 percent economic growth in 2018, the liberal media are becoming obsessed with recession. It didn’t matter that CFOs were confident the U.S. economy “will not…

Julia A. Seymour | February 7, 2019

Stocks “rebounded in spectacular fashion in January,” but anyone reliant on network news programming may not have noticed since the networks proved yet again to care far more about bad economic news.

ABC, CBS and NBC evening…

Julia A. Seymour | August 15, 2018

The economy may look good now, but hold off on the “confetti,” says left-wing Salon.

While some people look for silver linings, Salon went in search of economic storm clouds on Aug. 12. It’s headline proclaimed, “…

Julia A. Seymour | June 22, 2018

Yahoo! Finance certainly has almost Krugman-like timing.

New York Times economist Paul Krugman immediately reacted to the 2016 election of Donald Trump by warning of a possible “global recession.” Perhaps Yahoo! was taking…

Paul Wilson | May 11, 2018

In spite of recent media attempts to speculate about when the economy might experience another downturn, a recent survey of global businessmen found a majority anticipate the U.S. economy to remain strong over the the next three years.

Julia A. Seymour | April 23, 2018

The Federal Reserve and the Conference Board both issued positive progress reports about the U.S. economy last week. Neither got a peep from the broadcast networks on those days.

In fact, on April 18 and 19, the evening news…

Callista Ring | March 28, 2018

Even though the U.S. economy grew at a 2.9 percent pace in the final quarter of 2017, some in the liberal press have already begun to anticipate a recession — at the worst, possible time for President Donald Trump.

A Bloomberg…

Sam Dorman | September 29, 2016

For two months prior to the first presidential debate, the networks’ evening news shows ignored news of "very weak" GDP growth in their broadcasts.

The Washington Examiner reported on Sept. 29, that the…

Julia A. Seymour | July 25, 2016

They call it a comeback.

It is true, the U.S. economy is no longer in the depths of what has been called “The Great Recession.” But, in many ways…